In this series, Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Program families in Tanzania explain how their involvement in this demonstration program is improving their lives. The RCP program engages short-term volunteers who help parents deliver essential services to improve Health, eradicate Hunger, and enhance Cognition with the goal of eliminating child stunting in the Ukwega Ward and […]
Procerfina Kebabian, a retired dentist from Massachusetts, decided to spend her winter differently this year and embarked upon a volunteer journey to Tanzania for three weeks. Originally from the Philippines, Procerfina (Procy) retired from dentistry practice 30 years ago. Procy says she felt honored by the request to teach oral health care in Tanzania and […]
St. Lucia, famous for its gorgeous beaches, bays, and friendly people, is experiencing a halt in tourism that will surely plunge a greater percentage of its citizens into poverty. This article explores the current situation and future scenario for St. Lucia as a consequence of the pandemic. The alluring Caribbean island of St. Lucia is […]
Greg and Marcia Potvin have served on eleven service programs with Global Volunteers since 2007. In this interview with Maggie Bjorklund, Volunteer Engagement Manager, Greg and Marcia tell why they continue giving of themselves as volunteers, what they’ve learned from our partner communities around the world, and why they intend to return once the pandemic […]
A virus doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t ask if a country is ready to deal with illness; it doesn’t consider the current struggles of a community or the devastating effects on those who are already fighting to survive. COVID-19 has hit Cuba just like other countries, but a severe lack of critical resources means the Cuban […]
The Cook Islands have been “COVID-19 free” for more than a month – without one diagnosed case since the pandemic erupted. Across the international date line, the country’s associated state of New Zealand has beaten back the disease with just three new cases in the first two weeks of May. The nations of the world […]
The lockdown order in St. Lucia creates the greatest hardship for the most impoverished residents, as is true around the world. While the country has reported only 18 COVID-19 cases to date, most people in our partner community can’t stay at home as required, because their homes lack indoor plumbing, and water for consumption and […]
Global Volunteers is currently tackling one threat to Tanzanian children that’s even more widespread than COVID-19: Stunting. Amid the pandemic and consequent economic crisis, we’re working to halt this devastating condition before it permanently impairs the children we serve in the Ukwega Ward. At this time, more than 40% of children in rural Tanzania face […]
In this series, families in the Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Demonstration Program in Tanzania explain how their participation improves their lives. Global Volunteers’ RCP Program engages short-term volunteers to help parents deliver essential services improving health, eradicating hunger, and enhancing cognition – with the goal of eliminating child stunting in the Ukwega Ward and throughout […]
The Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) program of the Ukwega Ward in central Tanzania measures its success by the growth and development of the children in the program. Meet six girls and boys who reached their first, second, third and fourth birthdays in good health and on target to reach all their development milestones in May, […]